Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-03
CONDENSED NEWS.
THE AsrI.roIseaMY Law.
synopsis er the Bill Just Passed by both House
AZ rnnaras.

synopsis er the Bill Just Passed by both Houses
OF Congress.
The first six sections Of the bill apply
TO prosecutions Tor bigamy, adultry. etc,
anc make the wife or husband compe.
tent witness, but not to be compelled to
testify. The seventh and eighth apply TO
the powers OF court commissioners and OF
the marshal and deputy marshals.
The ninth and tenth apply to the marriage
ceremony. They require certificate prop
trly authenticated to be recorded in the
office ot the probate court. The eleventh
ilisapproves and annuls all territorial laws
recognizing the capacity OF illeeitiniate chill
dren to inherit or identified to any distrib-
utiye share In the este te oi the father. The
twelfth disapproves and annuls territorial
laws comforting jurisdiction upon probate
eourts, with certain exceptions. The thir-
teenth makes it the duty of the attorney
general of the United States to institute
proceeding to escheat to the United States
the property OF corporations with charters
obtained or held in violation OF section 3
ofthe act ofJuly 1862, the proceeds ofsuch
escheat to be applied To the use and benefit
OF common schools in the territory. The
fourteenth regulates proceedings in such
cases The fifteenth disaproves and an
nuls all laws OF the legislative assembly
creating or continuing the perpetual Emf
grafton Fund company, and dissolves that
corporation. The sixteenth directs pro-
eee6ings for the disposition oil the proper
ty and assets OF the Emigration Fund
company. All such property in ex-
cess of debts and lawful claims is
to escheat to the United States for the
benefit OF common schools in the territo-
ry. The seventeeth disapproyes and an
nuls the acts of the legislative assembly in
cooperating or providing Tor the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. and
dissolves that corporation. 1t makes it
the duty OF the attorney general OF the
United States to institute legal pro-
eeedings to wind up the affairs OF the cor
poration. The eighteenth makes provi-
sions as to the endowment OF widows, who
are to have one third OF the income OF the
estate as their dowery. The nineteenth
gives to the president the appointment ola
probate Judge in each county. The TWEEN
tieth makes it unlawful Tor any woman to
vote in any election and annual acts OF
the legislative assembly which permit ie-
male suffrage. The four next sec
tons make provisions as to elections, and
requires oil voters an oath or affirmation
to support the constitution and obey the
laws. especially the anti-polygamy act OF
March 22, 1882 and this act. The twenty
fifth abolishes the office OF territorial SUI
perintendent ofdistrict schools, and makes
it the duty OF the supreme court OF the
territory to appoint commissioners
Of schools. Section &c gives to all re-
ligious sects the right to hold, through
trustees appointed by probate court,
house OF worship and parsonages. Section
% annuls all territorial lawsfo the organ
ization OF the militia or for the creation OF
the Navoo Legion. and gives the legisla-
tive assembly Of Utah power to pass laws
for organizing the militia, subject to the
approval OF congress. General officers OF
the militia are to be appointed by the gov.
ernor of the territory. with the advice and
consent OF the council.